Impact of Removal of City Gas Subsidies on Chinese Urban Residents

The current cost-plus natural gas pricing mechanism makes the gas price too low, resulting in a lot of con- sumer-side subsidies and over-consumed natural gas. This paper applies the price-gap approach and input-output analysis technology to quantitatively analyze both the direct and indirect effect...

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Published in:Transactions of Tianjin University 2012-08, Vol.18 (4), p.309-314
Main Author: 廖华 朱治双 王璐
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Engineering
Humanities and Social Sciences
Mechanical Engineering
multidisciplinary
Science
中国
低收入群体
城市燃气
城镇居民
天然气价格
定价机制
投入产出分析
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Summary:The current cost-plus natural gas pricing mechanism makes the gas price too low, resulting in a lot of con- sumer-side subsidies and over-consumed natural gas. This paper applies the price-gap approach and input-output analysis technology to quantitatively analyze both the direct and indirect effects on urban residents under the condition that natural gas subsidies are cancelled in China in 2007. It is shown that the gas price will increase by 33.3%--41.6%, and the residential consumption expenditure by 0.26%--0.33%. The low-income groups are mostly affected, so differ- ent subsidies should be implemented to make subsidies more efficient.
ISSN:1006-4982
1995-8196
DOI:10.1007/s12209-012-1944-x